Removal
REMOVAL-2.4L TURBO1. Disconnect battery negative cable.
2. Remove air cleaner assembly (Fig. 26).
3. Remove Power Distribution Center (PDC) from bracket. Remove Air Cleaner/PDC mounting bracket (Fig. 27).
4. Disconnect gearshift cables from shift mechanism and bracket (Fig. 28). Position cables out of way.
5. Remove gearshift cable bracket (Fig. 28).
6. Disconnect back-up lamp switch connector (Fig. 29).
7. Disconnect vehicle speed sensor connector (Fig. 29).
8. Disconnect clutch master cylinder hydraulic tube from clutch slave cylinder using Tool 6638A (Fig. 30)(Fig. 31).
9. Remove transaxle upper bellhousing-to-block bolts.
10. Raise vehicle on hoist.
11. Remove transaxle drain plug and drain into suitable container (Fig. 32).
12. Remove halfshafts (Fig. 33).
13. Remove three (3) intermediate shaft bearing to-retainer bolts. Remove intermediate shaft/bearing assembly (Fig. 33).
14. Remove two (2) intercooler connector pipe-to-engine oil pan bolts (Fig. 34) and position aside to access and remove oil pan-to-bellhousing bolt.
15. Position screw jack and wood block to engine oil pan.
16. Obtain access to engine compartment. Remove two (2) transaxle upper mount-to-bracket bolts (Fig. 35).
17. Lower engine/transaxle assembly on screw jack.
18. Remove transaxle upper mount bracket (Fig. 36).
19. Position transmission jack to transaxle. Secure transaxle to jack.
20. Remove starter lower bolt with ground cable (Fig. 37).
21. Remove four (4) modular clutch-to-drive plate bolts (Fig. 38). While removing bolts, one tight-tolerance (slotted) drive plate hole will be encountered. When this bolt is removed, mark driveplate and modular clutch assembly at this location, and be sure to align marks upon reassembly.
22. Remove remaining bellhousing-to-block bolts (Fig. 39).
23. Lower transaxle assembly from engine/vehicle.